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The Chameleons
THE CHAMELEONS
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS


Give credit to the chameleons, they blend right in 
A simple maneuver, changes the color of their skin
No matter the surroundings, one thing is clear
You may not see him, despite him being...

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Categories: under the gun, abuse, analogy, anger, angst, corruption, political, society,
Form: Rhyme



Don'T Offer God Anything That Costs You Nothing
In order for us to redeem the time we need to give God our best 
and be willing to do all He asks as proof of where our faith rests
as it's not about how much...

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Categories: under the gun, dedication, depression, faith, inspirational, lifeson, god, faith,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
There's a Whole Lot of Shaking Going On
there's a whole lot of shaking going on and you're all shook up
but that is how life is when you drink from God's cup
life can take unexpected turns and have you all spun around
just remember...

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Categories: under the gun, dedication, faith, hope, inspirational, life, natural disasters,
Form: Epic
He Still Loves Me
HE ALWAYS LOVED ME						4-2-09



All of my life, He loved me
I first took notice of it
When I was about three(3)
Every tear, every frown
Lifts my spirit, when I need to be unwind

At age seven(7)
He taught me, how...

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© Ida Igess  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: under the gun, inspirationalme, age, age, innocence, love, me,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Could'Ve Been (My Baby Daddy)
4/14/02



You asked me one day if it would be okay if we could consecrate our love
I told you that I was still a virgin and that my stuff was precious to me from above
At this...

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© Ida Igess  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: under the gun, girlfriend-boyfriendbaby, me, baby, day, love, me, i
Form: Dramatic Verse



Premium Member Think Beyond the Now.
He wears his halo with a bad boy attitude,
Walking the line between Saint and Sinner.
Oh, what it is his crooked smile does to you.
To your mind, he's a prizewinner.

His wings are tarnished, not meant for...

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Categories: under the gun, love
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Confused Cracked Crazy World---,
CONFUSED CRACKED CRAZY WORLD---

Public defender,
 trying to remember,
 placement inside of 8ft blender,
 glass cubicle- full musical,
 holy pentacle- left ventricle,
 want to be saved so enraged,
 caught up in the storm;

 left all alone...

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Categories: under the gun, analogy, depression, endurance, rap,
Form: Narrative
His Father's Son
HIS FATHERS SON							07-23-08


“He is his fathers son” ,
The one that you should’ve taught, right from wrong
He’s the one who you kept waiting all night long.

“He is your offspring” , 
Your footsteps he should’ve been following
While...

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© Ida Igess  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: under the gun, familylove, drug,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Anon Under the Gun
Just or unjust, they do as they must
The secretive sect of ANON
They live in a world, where truths are unfurled 
Where justice is served, not undone
Just kids on a quest, to make their world the...

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Categories: under the gun, analogy, corruption, holocaust,
Form: Rhyme
What Do You Do When You Are In the Middle
what do you do when you are in the middle with many rivers to cross?
what do you do when you feel like all is about to be lost?
do you give up?  do you give...

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Categories: under the gun, faith, inspirational, introspection, journey, life, uplifting, god,
Form: Didactic
Hundred Year Day
THE HUNDRED YEAR DAY
by

JOHN M. ARRIBAS


In three more minutes they’ll open the gate
I’ll wait in my car going over my slate
It’s been six long years and it’s not over yet				
I’m wagering my future I need...

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Categories: under the gun, addiction, courage, emotions, introspection, strength, stress,
Form: Rhyme
The Labor of Love
Thank you God for all that you have given me
You pulled me through, the worst 5 years of my life
But I realize for the first time, I am truly living my life
On a journey with...

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Categories: under the gun, angst, confusion, devotion, faith, family, father, growing
Form: Lyric
Premium Member The Shadow of You
Happy birthday Kris
For the Good Times that I’ve known
The hungry years were lean to me
Yet you made me feel at home
Searching in the darkness
For the truth to set me free
Lost somewhere in forever
Your spirit, still...

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Categories: under the gun, appreciation, dedication, hero,
Form: Rhyme
Don'T Feed the Demons
Excuse me... are you feeding the Demons?                            ...

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© Chris Hagy  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: under the gun, anger, conflict, emotions, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Evil Words
Have you ever told a story, said something that was untrue,
Perhaps to make yourself look good though such tactics were undue?
Have you ever denied a thing that truth of fact you'd done,
Perhaps for self protection...

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© Judy Ball  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: under the gun, family, friendship, integrity, relationship,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member We Are the Usa
Patriots, heroes, mothers, fathers, sinners, saviors and saints, undivided. 
Our country is made up of people from everywhere else in the world. 
USA stands strong; we are together in this no matter what, citizens united.
I...

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Categories: under the gun, usa,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Today Is April Twenty-Ninth
Today is April Twenty-ninth
By Franklin Price
04/29/2020

Today is April twenty-ninth, two days away is May
Is Covid 19 dying, or has it come to stay?
Most of the world still has it, we've all been made to pay
We've...

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Categories: under the gun, courage, fate, future, health, society,
Form: Rhyme
Senior Shame
I want to spit when e'er I think 
of how seniors are treated.
We worked and slaved all of our lives	
and now we have been cheated.

We paid into the SS fund
throughout all our working years.
Now that...

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Categories: under the gun, old, society,
Form: Rhyme
Dreaming of a Love That Wont Pass Me By
Dreaming of a love that won't pass me by
One that will reach to the heavens up so high
With a woman who makes my spirit dance across the sky
Who like me have not figured out all...

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Categories: under the gun, beautiful, blessing, dance, fun, heart, inspirational love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Glitches
I was breezing along having fun,
making quick plans and getting things done,
but then up jumped a glitch,
such an odious hitch.
Thus, I found myself under the gun!
 
I was all packed and ready to go
with my...

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Categories: under the gun, dream, life,
Form: Limerick
One Toke Over the Line
here comes the frenzy after the movies
places you want to see
burning through my legacy
lock horns with the coroner at the morgue

sweat of my brow
the faint of a cow
that's how we roll
let the truth be told

stuffed...

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Categories: under the gun, art,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member This Too Shall Pass
So much to do and so little time.
Sometimes life has no rhythm or rhyme.

When I've got lots of money I have no time.
When I've got lots of time I haven't a dime'

So if I'm gonna...

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© Judy Ball  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: under the gun, humanity, humor,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member He's Retired
He's retired, at last he's free,
Released from bondage now.
No longer must he watch the clock,
No slave behind a plow.

His time at last is his alone,
He'll do just as he wishes.
His wife still has a job...

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© Judy Ball  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: under the gun, family, husband, on work and working, work,
Form: Quatrain
Waiting For the Day Love Floats My Way
Waiting for the day love floats my way
Hoping for one that is here to play
So many gone by in the past
The further it seems I have to cast
Looking for love that won't surpass
One that can...

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Categories: under the gun, beauty, dedication, happiness, inspirational love, relationship, romance,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Spit
He looked him in the eye and then 
He tilted his head to one side and spit
Inched a little closer in defiance
Knowing he took a chance on getting hit

Forty six feet isn’t that long a...

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Categories: under the gun, sports
Form: Rhyme

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